November 4
th found me elbows-deep in my closet with clothes heaped throughout my apartment, partially obscuring CNN, which had been on for over 48 hours. In the middle of one of the most tense political events in history, I was elbows-deep in my closet pondering whether or not I needed to keep a particularly bland red sweater. This is not unusual. When times get tough some people drink, some people rest, and I decide what I’m going to wear tomorrow.
British model Twiggy in 1967. KeystoneGetty Images
Since the pandemic, I’ve gone through no fewer than three closet clean-outs, organizing and jotting down outfit ideas for the rare social outing or plotting my sartorial office return.